Ofcom’s announcement that the UK’s 4G auction is to be pushed back at least another six months to allow for further consultation is just the latest in a long series of delays to a process that began five years ago. Read more...

Italy’s multi-band spectrum auction exceeded even the government’s most optimistic projections, raising €3.9 billion after a month of bidding. Read more...

Italy’s multi-band spectrum auction exceeded even the government’s most optimistic projections, raising €3.9 billion after a month of bidding. Read more...

Use of experimental economics to test the design of spectrum auctions is growing, but not fast enough, economists say. The approach can help develop new ways to assign spectrum but does not guarantee a successful outcome, says Karen Wrege, senior auction consultant at Power Auctions. Read more...

France’s allocation of digital TV frequencies without bidding breached EU antitrust law, the European Commission (EC) has said. The country’s broadcasting policy should be aligned with EU law, added the country’s media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) in a recent report. Read more...

Use of experimental economics to test the design of spectrum auctions is growing, but not fast enough, economists say. The approach can help develop new ways to assign spectrum but does not guarantee a successful outcome, says Karen Wrege, senior auction consultant at Power Auctions. Read more...

France’s allocation of digital TV frequencies without bidding breached EU antitrust law, the European Commission (EC) has said. The country’s broadcasting policy should be aligned with EU law, added the country’s media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) in a recent report. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom has not grasped the likely extent of interference either with TV broadcasting or short-range devices once the digital dividend 800 MHz band starts being used for wireless broadband, according to an independent spectrum consultant. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom has not grasped the likely extent of interference either with TV broadcasting or short-range devices once the digital dividend 800 MHz band starts being used for wireless broadband, according to an independent spectrum consultant. Read more...

A new wireless standard could create a nationwide white space network for between £50 million and £100 million rather than the £4 billion typical cost of a mobile network, it's claimed. The Weightless standard has been designed primarily for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, but could also be used for media content… Read more...